1. Her real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, but she’s better know by her stage name FKA Twigs

2. Her nickname ‘Twigs’ comes from her ability to crack her joints. Eww

3. So what does FKA stand for? ‘Formerly known as’ – another artist called Twigs complained about her using the moniker so she added the three little letters to complete her stage name

4. At 26, she’s two years R-Patz’s junior

5. Having grown up in Gloucestershire, her dad’s from Jamaica and her mum is part English, part Spanish

6. As well as being a singer, songwriter and producer, she’s also a dancer and has been a backing dancer in music videos for the likes of Jessie J, Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, and Taio Cruz

7. Here she is in Jessie J’s Do It Like A Dude…

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8. And here she is as a dancing puppet in Jessie’s Price Tag…

(Picture: YouTube)

9. Twigs was also in BBC comedy sketch Beyonce Wants Groceries in 2011 as a backing dancer:

10. Her music career kicked off at 16 when she started making music in youth clubs.before she travelled to London at 17 to pursue a career as a dancer.

11. She released her debut album, LP1, in August 2014 and is going on a world tour starting in October in Brighton and ending in December in Florida

12. Check out her debut music video Water Me, released in 2013:

13. She’s already made her mark on the music scene, having been nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2014 prize in December 2013, appeared on Spotify’s Spotlight on 2014 list and featured on Billboard’s 14 Artists to Watch in 2014